Five People Thinking the Same Thing II
Photograph
April 1998 (made)
April 1998 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Frances Kearney graduated from the Photography MA course at the Royal College of Art in 1998. The three photographs in the V&A collection were all exhibited in her final degree show and acquired at that time. They are part of a larger body of work, titled 'Five People Thinking the Same Thing'. Kearney's work is concerned with the passing of time within a domestic setting, often with the subjects absorbed in what Kearney has described as "lost time".
Object details
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| Title | Five People Thinking the Same Thing II (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | c-type print mounted on aluminium |
| Brief description | Kearney, Frances. Five People Thinking the Same Thing II (man making cat's cradle by sink), 1998 |
| Physical description | Photograph of a man sitting on a white chair with his back towards the camera. He is wearing a blue jumper over a pale blue shirt. He is sitting at a sink surrounded by floral wallpaper. To his left is a blue curtain covering up a doorway. The man is making a cat's cradle with white string. The photograph is mounted on aluminium. |
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| Gallery label | Label for 'Making It Up: Photographic Fictions' (3 May 2013 - 12 January 2014):
Frances Kearney (born 1970)
Five People Thinking the Same Thing II, III and V
1998
Kearney’s images seem to be spontaneous snapshots but they are meticulously staged. Clothes, expressions and posture are all contrived for the photograph, and scenes are re-worked until a sense of stillness is achieved. Kearney’s figures convey a monumental and meditative quality, absorbed in what she has described as ‘lost time’. They are caught at a moment of personal reflection, perhaps waiting for something to happen.
C-type prints
Museum nos. E.496 to 498-1998 |
| Object history | These photographs were mad by Frances Kearney as part of her MA Degree show for the Royal College of Arts, 1998. They are part of a larger body of work, titled Five People Thinking the Same Thing but only these images were exhibited at the summer degree show. Historical significance: Kearney's creation of a subtle narrative, focussing on the representation of human thought and emotion, relate well to the photography by Lady Hawarden. Her work is concerned with the passing of time within a domestic setting, often with the subjects absorbed in what Kearney has described as "lost time". |
| Historical context | Frances Kearney graduated from the Photography MA course at the Royal College of Art. These three photographs were all exhibited in her final degree show in the Summer of 1998. |
| Production | Reason For Production: Exhibition |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | Frances Kearney graduated from the Photography MA course at the Royal College of Art in 1998. The three photographs in the V&A collection were all exhibited in her final degree show and acquired at that time. They are part of a larger body of work, titled 'Five People Thinking the Same Thing'. Kearney's work is concerned with the passing of time within a domestic setting, often with the subjects absorbed in what Kearney has described as "lost time". |
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| Accession number | E.496-1998 |
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| Record created | September 1, 2003 |
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